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June 27 in literary history
Literary history for June 27: 24 writers born and 15 writers who died from 1574 to 2024. Born on this day: Simon Sebag Montefiore, Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dan Jurgens.
Writers born on June 27
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Simon Sebag Montefiore | British historian and writer (born 1965) |
| 1964 | Stephan Brenninkmeijer | Dutch film director, screenwriter and producer |
| 1959 | Dan Jurgens | American comics artist and writer (born 1959) |
| 1953 | Alice McDermott | American writer, novelist, essayist (born 1953) |
| 1943 | Ravi Batra | Indian-American economist, author, and professor |
| 1941 | James P. Hogan (writer) | British science fiction author (1941–2010) |
| 1941 | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Polish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996) |
| 1938 | Konrad Kujau | German illustrator and forger (1938–2000) |
| 1937 | Kirkpatrick Sale | American author (born 1937) |
| 1936 | Lucille Clifton | American poet (1936–2010) |
| 1929 | Peter Maas | American journalist and author (1929–2001) |
| 1919 | M. Carl Holman | American poet (1919–1988) |
| 1915 | Grace Lee Boggs | American social activist, author (1915–2015) |
| 1914 | Robert Aickman | British writer and conservationist (1914–1981) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite | Guyanese writer (1912–2016) |
| 1908 | João Guimarães Rosa | Brazilian novelist, short story writer, and diplomat (1908–1967) |
| 1906 | Vernon Watkins | Welsh poet (1906–1967) |
| 1880 | Helen Keller | American deafblind author and activist (1880–1968) |
| 1872 | Paul Laurence Dunbar | African-American writer (1872–1906) |
| 1869 | Kate Carew | American cartoonist and caricaturist |
| 1850 | Lafcadio Hearn | Writer and translator (1850–1904) |
| 1838 | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee | Indian Bengali writer, poet and journalist (1838–1894) |
| 1817 | Louise von François | German writer (1817–1893) |
| 1812 | Anna Cabot Quincy Waterston | American writer |
Writers who died on June 27
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kinky Friedman | American singer-songwriter, writer and politician (1944–2024) |
| 2014 | Allen Grossman | American writer (1932–2014) |
| 2012 | Rosemary Dobson | Australian poet, illustrator, editor and anthologist (1920–2012) |
| 2010 | Corey Allen | American director, writer and actor |
| 2005 | Shelby Foote | American writer, historian and journalist (1916–2005) |
| 2003 | David Newman (screenwriter) | American screenwriter (1937–2003) |
| 2001 | Tove Jansson | Finland-Swedish writer and illustrator (1914–2001) |
| 1991 | Milton Subotsky | American film and television producer and writer |
| 1973 | Ida Mett | Belarusian anarchist and writer (1901–1973) |
| 1962 | Paul Viiding | Estonian poet, author and literary critic (1904–1962) |
| 1946 | Wanda Gág | American artist and children's writer (1893–1946) |
| 1920 | Adolphe-Basile Routhier | Canadian judge and poet (1839–1920) |
| 1720 | Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu | French poet (c. 1639 – 1720) |
| 1654 | Johannes Valentinus Andreae | German writer, mathematician and theologian (rosicrucian) |
| 1574 | Giorgio Vasari | Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian (1511–1574) |
Featured
Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965) — Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore is a British historian, television presenter and author of history books and novels, including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (2003), Jerusalem: The Biography (2011), The Romanovs: 1613–1918 (2016), and The World: A Family History of Humanity (2022).
Stephan Brenninkmeijer (1964) — Stephan Brenninkmeijer is a Dutch film director, screenwriter and producer.
Dan Jurgens (1959) — Dan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw, Jon Kent, and Booster Gold.
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